JP2001255990A - Input device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact and convenient inputting device, which can be suitably used for portable electronic equipment and also whose multi-functions are required. SOLUTION: In this inputting device, first and second rotating electric members D1 and D2 are respectively operated by first and second operating members S1 and S2, so that it is possible to allow this input device to have more functions than in the conventional case. Thus, it is possible to provide the inputting device which can be suitably used for portable electronic equipment whose multi-functions are required.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an input device used for a portable electronic device such as a portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The structure of a conventional input device will be described with reference to FIG. 15. A rotary electric component 50 is constituted by a rotary encoder and is formed by molding a synthetic resin constituting the rotary electric component 50. The insulating base 51 has a substrate portion 51b provided with a circular hole 51a at the center, and a plurality of contact pieces 52 are embedded in the substrate portion 51b.

Further, a cover 53 of the rotary electric component 50 is provided.
Is provided with a cylindrical portion 53b having a circular hole 53a,
The cover 53 is attached to the insulating base 51 so as to cover the opening of the insulating base 51. The rotating body 54 made of a synthetic resin molded product of the rotary electric component 50 includes a disk portion 54a and shaft portions 5 protruding from both sides of the disk portion 54a.
4b and 54c, and a hexagonal non-circular through-hole 54d provided in the center portion, and a code pattern 55 is formed on the surface of the disk portion 54a.

[0004] Such a rotating body 54 has a shaft 5
4b is fitted into the hole 51a of the insulating base 51, the shaft portion 54c is fitted into the hole 53a of the cylindrical portion 53b, and the rotating body 54 is held between the insulating base 51 and the cover 53 in the axial direction. It is mounted rotatably. That is,
The rotating body 54 is formed by the insulating base 51 and the cover 53.
It is held so as not to be inclined with respect to the axial direction.

When the rotating body 54 is attached, the code pattern 55 provided on the rotating body 54
When the rotating body 54 rotates, the contact piece 5
The code pattern 55 also rotates while sliding in the direction 2 to generate a pulse signal. With such a configuration, the rotary electric component 50 is formed. It is attached to the printed board P2.

Further, the conventional input device has a push switch 56, and the push switch 56 moves to the housing 56a made of a synthetic resin molded product accommodating a contact portion (not shown). And a push button 56b that is attached so that the push switch 56
It is attached to the printed circuit board P2 at a predetermined distance from the rotary electric component 50.

The operating member 57 includes an operating portion 57a having a large diameter.
And shafts 57b and 57c having a smaller diameter than the operation portion 57a and protruding from both sides of the operation portion 57a, and a regular hexagonal spherical portion 57d provided at one end of the shaft 57b.
The operating member 57 is attached by fitting the regular hexagonal spherical body portion 57d on the shaft body 57b side into the through hole 54a of the rotating body 54 from the insulating base 51 side and holding the shaft body 57c in the housing 56a. The operating member 57 is located on the horizontal line Z2 with a coil spring 58 interposed between the shaft body 57c and the housing 56a. Accordingly, the operation member 57 can perform a rotating operation and a tilting operation with the contact portion of the regular hexagonal sphere portion 57d with the rotating body 54 as a fulcrum.

In the conventional input device having such a configuration, when the operating portion 57a of the operating member 57 is rotated, the shaft 5
The rotating body 54 is rotated by the regular hexagonal spherical portion 57d of 7b, and the code pattern 55 rotates while sliding on the contact piece 52, thereby generating a pulse signal. The operation member 57
Is pressed in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction (that is, the horizontal line Z2), the shaft 57c moves against the coil spring 58 with the contact portion of the regular hexagonal sphere 57d to the rotating body 54 as a fulcrum, and the operation is performed. The member 57 performs the tilting operation to the position indicated by the tilt line Y2, and presses the push button 56b with the shaft 57c to operate the push switch 56.

When the pressing of the operating member 57 is released, the operating member 57 returns to the original position on the horizontal line Z2 by the coil spring 58, and the push switch 56 returns to the original state. In this way, the operation of the conventional input device is performed, and when the conventional input device is used, for example, in a portable electronic device, the user performs up / down or left / right scroll operation with the rotary electric component 51, and In some cases, a push switch is used to make a decision, but the number of functions is small, which is unsuitable for a portable electronic device that requires multiple functions, and is poorly used. Further, in the conventional input device, when the operation member 57 is tilted, the regular hexagonal sphere portion 57d performs a circular motion with respect to the rotating body 54. In order to smoothly perform the circular motion, the regular hexagonal spherical portion 57d is used. The spherical portion 57d is loosely fitted into the through hole 54d, and therefore, when the operating member 57 is rotated, the regular hexagonal spherical portion 57d and the rotating
4, there is play in the rotational direction, and the operating member 5
7 could not be transmitted to the rotating body 54 immediately. In addition, the repetition of the tilting operation of the operation member 57 causes abrasion between the regular hexagonal sphere portion 57d and the rotating body 54, thereby increasing the play in the rotating direction and further increasing the rotation of the operating member 57. 54 could not be immediately communicated.

[0010]

In the conventional input device, one rotary member 51 is operated by one operating member 57.
And the push switch 56 are operated, so that there is a problem that the function is small, and it is not suitable for a portable electronic device that requires multiple functions, and that it is poorly used.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an input device which is small and suitable for use in portable electronic equipment which requires multiple functions and which is easy to use.

[0012]

Means for Solving the Problems As a first means for solving the above-mentioned problems, a first rotating electric component having a rotating body and a first rotating electrical component provided on the rotating body of the first rotating electrical component are provided. A first shaft fitted into the provided non-circular hole,
A first operating member for operating the first rotary electrical component, a second rotary electrical component having a rotating body,
A second operating member that has a first shaft fitted into a non-circular hole provided in the rotating body of the rotating electrical part, and that operates the second rotating electrical part. The first and second operating members are arranged at linear positions.

As a second solution, the first and second operating members are respectively provided with an operating portion and a second operating member provided on the opposite side of the operating portion from the first shaft body. The second shaft has a shaft, and the second shaft is arranged close to each other.

As a third solution, one push switch is disposed below the second shaft so as to straddle the two shafts, and is perpendicular to the axial direction of the operating member. When the first and second operating members are pressed in the directions,
The first or second operation member is tilted to operate each of the push switches.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The drawing of the input device of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of the input device of the present invention, and FIG. is there.

FIG. 3 relates to the input device of the present invention, and is a front view of the encoder main body. FIG. 4 relates to the input device of the present invention.
Back view of the encoder body, FIG. 5 relates to the input device of the invention, top view of the encoder body, FIG. 6 relates to the input device of the invention, bottom view of the encoder body, FIG. 7 relates to the input device of the invention FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the encoder main body, FIG. 8 is a sectional side view of a main part of the encoder main body, and FIG. 9 is a sectional front view of a main part of the encoder main body of the input device of the present invention. .

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the input device of the present invention, in which an insulating base of the encoder main body and a rotating body are combined, and FIG. 11 is a sectional view of the input device of the present invention, the rotary body of the encoder main body. Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a rotary electric component according to the input device of the present invention. Fig. 13 is a side view of the rotary electric component of the present invention. Fig. 14 is a perspective view of the input device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a rotary electric component.

Next, the structure of the rotary electric component D used in the input device of the present invention will be described first. In this embodiment, the rotary electric component D is formed of a rotary encoder in this embodiment. In particular, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 14, the insulating base 1 made of a molded insulating material is provided with a rectangular main base 2 and an upright state perpendicular to the main base 2. It comprises a side wall portion 3 and a pair of sub-base portions 5 connected by thin portions 4 from both sides of the main base portion 2.
The main base portion 2 has a pair of concave portions 2a provided on both end surfaces thereof, a columnar convex portion 2b provided at the center of the front end surface, and a tapered portion provided on the lower surface. And a latch portion 2c.

The side wall 3 is provided upright from a corner of the upper surface of the main base 2. The side wall 3 has a circular hole 3b having a flange 3a provided at the center. A pair of relief holes 3c provided from both sides of the hole 3b to the main base 2, a pair of upper wall portions 3d extending in a direction perpendicular to the upper portion, and a pair of upper wall portions 3d. A groove 3e;
It has a latch portion 3f having a step provided on the upper surfaces of the pair of upper wall portions 3d, and a projection 3g. Further, the pair of sub-base portions 5 has a convex portion 5 having a rounded end provided on an end surface.
a. The insulating base 1 is formed by bending the thin portion 4 from the state shown in FIG.
Then, a rectangular insulating base 1 is formed as shown in FIG. 10 by press-fitting the convex portion 5a of the sub-base portion 5.

The plurality of contact pieces 6 made of a metal plate have a contact portion 6a and a terminal portion 6b.
Are respectively buried and attached to the sub-base portion 5, the contact portions 6a protrude upward from the upper surface of the insulating base 1, and the terminal portions 6b protrude downward from the lower surface of the insulating base 1. Is bent at one end of the insulating base 1, that is, at the substantially same position as the side wall 3 so as to be positioned in parallel.

The common contact piece 7 made of metal has a pair of contact portions 7a and a terminal portion 7b.
The contact portion 7a is buried and attached at a position of the main base portion 2 close to the side wall portion 3 side. The contact portion 7a protrudes upward from the upper surface of the insulating base 1, is located in the relief hole 3c of the side wall portion 3, and has a terminal portion. 7 b protrudes downward from the lower surface of the insulating base 1.

In this embodiment, a part of the plurality of contact pieces 6 is buried across the main base part 2 and the sub base part 5. The thin portion 4 connecting the main base portion 2 and the sub base portion 5 described above is formed. The thin portion 4 may be formed by embedding a plate-shaped metal member different from the contact piece 6 in the insulating base 1 to form the thin portion 4 with this metal member. The thin portion 4 connecting the base 2 and the sub-base portion 5 may be formed by the thin portion 4 made of an insulating material constituting the insulating base 1.

A cylindrical rotary member 8 made of a molded product of an insulating material.
Is a shaft portion 8a provided on one end side, and a holding portion 8b formed to be connected to the shaft portion 8a and having a larger diameter than the shaft portion 8a.
A click projection / recess portion 8 d provided on an end face 8 c which is one side of the holding portion 8 b and which is orthogonal to the rotation axis direction;
and an end face 8e that is provided between the holding part 8b and the holding part 8b and that is orthogonal to the rotation axis direction, which is the other side of the holding part 8b, and a hexagonal non-circular hole 8f provided in the center part.

The cord member 9 made of a metal plate is particularly shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, there is provided a ring-shaped plate portion 9a forming a common pattern, and a plurality of tongue pieces 9b bent from the inner peripheral portion of the plate portion 9a to form a code pattern. And this cord member 9 is embedded in the rotating body 8,
Alternatively, the ring-shaped plate-shaped portion 9a forming the common pattern is located at the end face 8e, and the tongue piece 9b forming the code pattern is exposed on the outer circumferential surface of the holding portion 8b. This tongue piece 9b
Extend in the axial direction G1 of the rotating body 8 (see FIG. 5).

The rotating body 8 having such a configuration
The cord member 9 is rotatably held by inserting the shaft portion 8a of the rotating body 8 into the hole 3b of the side wall portion 3. At this time, the shaft portion 8a has a small clearance K as shown in FIG.
1 and is loosely fitted into the hole 3b so that the rotating body 8 can tilt with respect to the insulating base 1.
When the rotating body 8 is attached to the insulating base 1, the pair of contact portions 7 a of the common contact piece 7 face the end face 8 e, and the common contact piece 7 has a plate-like portion 9 a which is a common pattern of the cord member 9. It comes into contact. When the rotating body 8 is attached to the insulating base 1, the plurality of contact pieces 6 are respectively arranged at positions opposite to each other with respect to the circumferential surface of the rotating body 8, and the code pattern of the code member 9 is formed. And a pair of contact portions 6a are brought into contact with the code pattern with a phase difference. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8, the contact piece 6 is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction G1, and comes into sliding contact with the code pattern.

The engaging member 10 made of a metal plate has a rectangular base 10a, an engaging portion 10b cut at the center of the base 10a into a C-shape, and having a convex portion at the tip.
A circular hole 10c provided at a lower portion of the base 10a, and a pair of side plates 10d bent from both sides of the base 10a.
And a cut-and-raised portion 10e provided on the side plate 10d.
And a T-shaped upper plate 10g bent from the upper side of the base 10a and having a locking portion 10f at the distal end, and a C-shaped lower side bent from the lower side of the base 10a and having a rectangular hole 10h in the center. And a plate 10j.

The engaging member 10 is provided with an engaging portion 10
The protrusion 2b is inserted into the hole 10c in accordance with the insulating base 1 such that b faces the end face 8c of the rotating body 8 provided with the uneven portion 8d. Thereafter, the upper side plate 10g is positioned on the upper wall portion 3d and pushed in, and the locking portion 10f is hung on the latch portion 3f, and the upper side plate 10g is positioned in the groove portion 3e. 3 attached. Simultaneously with the mounting of the upper side plate 10g, the lower side plate 10j is positioned on the lower surface of the main base portion 2 and pushed in, and the latch portion 2c is positioned in the hole 10h, and the lower side plate 10j is hooked on the latch portion 2c. Then, the lower side plate 10j is attached to the main base 2.

In this manner, the engaging member 10 is mounted on the rotating body 8 at the upper and lower positions, and the side plate 10d is arranged on the rotating body 8 at the left and right positions. It has become. When the engaging member 10 is attached, the convex portion of the engaging portion 10b engages with the end surface 8 of the rotating body 8.
The click mechanism is configured to engage with the uneven portion 8d in a state where the click mechanism can be engaged with and disengaged from the uneven portion 8d provided at c. Furthermore, the engaging member 8, the contact piece 6, and the common contact piece 7
Is extended in the direction of the rotating body 8 with reference to. The encoder body E1 is formed by such a configuration.

As shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the mounting plate 12 is made of a solderable metal plate, and has a cylindrical portion 12h having a large circular hole 12a provided in the center and a lower portion provided in the lower portion. Plate portion 12 having a small hole 12b
c, a pair of arms 12d bent opposite from both sides of the flat plate portion 12c, a rectangular hole 12e provided at the center of the arms 12d, and a side end of the arm 12d. It has a bent mounting portion 12f and a convex portion 12g provided on the mounting portion 12f side of the flat plate portion 12c.

The mounting plate 12 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B, the cylindrical portion 12h is first positioned on the engagement member 10 side of the encoder body E1, and
Then, the convex portion 2b of the insulating base 1 is inserted into the small hole 12b. Thereafter, the arm 12d is pushed on the side plate 10d of the engagement member 10, and the cut-and-raised portion 10e is located in the hole 12e, and the arm 12d is cut and raised.
The mounting plate 12 is snapped to the engaging member 10 so that the mounting plate 12 is
Attached to.

When the mounting plate 12 is mounted, the flat plate portion 12c is superimposed on the outside of the plate-like base 10a of the engagement member 10, and the arm portion 12d is moved right and left with respect to the rotating body 8. Is attached to the side plate 10d of the engaging member 10 at the lateral position of
The lower surface of the mounting portion 12f bent from the side end portion of the arm portion 12d extending to the side of the contact portion 6 extending from the lower surface of the insulating base 1.
And the L-shaped terminal portions 6b, 7b of the common contact piece 7 are located at substantially the same positions.

Further, when the mounting plate 12 is mounted, as shown in FIG. 14, there is a clearance K2 between the cylindrical portion 12h and the rotating body 8, and the clearance K2 is formed larger than the clearance K1. are doing. Further, the rotating body 8 is in contact with the side wall 3 by the engagement member 10.
The rotary encoder that is the rotary electrical component D is formed in this manner. Although the rotary encoder is shown here, it is needless to say that other rotary electrical components may be applied.

Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the rotary electric component D to which the mounting plate 12 is mounted has the convex portions with the lower surfaces of the main base portion 2 and the sub base portion 5 facing the printed circuit board P1. 1
2g is inserted into the hole 13 of the printed circuit board P1, the rotary electric component D is positioned, and the contact pieces 6, the terminal portions 6b and 7b of the common contact piece 7 and the mounting portion 12 of the mounting plate 12 are mounted.
f is located on a wiring pattern (not shown) formed on the upper surface of the printed circuit board P1.

Then, the contact piece 6, constructed as described above,
The common contact piece 7 and the mounting plate 12 are surface-mounted on the wiring pattern by cream solder and mounted on the printed circuit board P1, whereby the rotary electric component D is in a state parallel to the axial direction G1 of the rotary body 8. Is attached to the printed circuit board P1.

The operation of the rotary encoder, which is a rotary electric component D having such a configuration, will be described. First, the hole 8f of the rotating body 8 is inserted through the hole 12a of the mounting plate 12.
When the operation member 18 is rotated after fitting and engaging an operation member 18 described later, the rotating body 8 and the code member 9 rotate with the shaft 8a as a support. And the rotating body 8
The uneven portion 8d engages and disengages with the engaging portion 10b to perform a click operation, and the tongue piece 9b comes into contact with and separates from the contact piece 6, and the common contact piece 7 always contacts the plate-like portion 9a, A two-phase pulse signal is generated between the contact piece 6 and the common contact piece 7.

Further, in the input device of the present invention, the first and second rotary electric components D having the above-described configuration are provided.
As shown in FIG. 1, the rotary electric components D1 and D2 are mounted on the printed circuit board P1 with the mounting plates 12 facing each other and spaced at linear positions. As shown in FIG. 1, the push switch 15 has a contact portion (not shown).
, And a push button 17 attached to the housing 16 movably up and down and constantly urged upward. The push switch 15 includes first and second rotary electric components D1, At an intermediate portion of D2, it is attached to the printed circuit board P1 on the extension in the axial direction G1.

The first and second operating members S1 and S2, which are made of synthetic resin or the like, have a cylindrical operating portion 18 having a large diameter.
a, first and second cylindrical members 18c, 18d projecting from the center of both side surfaces 18b of the operation portion 18a in the axial direction G2 of the operation member 18 and having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the operation portion 18a; The shaft 18c has a hexagonal non-cylindrical non-circular portion 18e provided at an end of the shaft 18c, and a semi-spherical protrusion 18f provided on an end surface of the first shaft 18c.

The first and second operation members S1,
In S2, the first shaft body 18c is connected to the cylindrical portion 12 from the respective mounting plate 12 side of the first and second rotary electric components D1 and D2.
h into the hole 12a with the
e is fitted into the non-circular hole 8 f of the rotating body 8. At this time, the non-circular portion 18e and the hole 8f are fitted to each other in a state where they are firmly fitted to each other or in a state where there is no gap therebetween, and there is no play in the rotation direction. Also, the first shaft body 18
When c is inserted into the hole 8f, the convex portion 18f projects outward from the hole 8f, and the other second shafts 18d approach each other and come into contact with the push buttons 17 respectively. ing. Further, at this time, the axial direction G1 of the rotating body 8 and the axial direction G2 of the first and second operating members S1 and S2 are in a state of being aligned and straight as shown in FIG.

The case 19 made of a synthetic resin molded product
As shown in FIG. 1, an upper wall 19b having two parallel holes 19a, and a side wall 1 extending downward from the periphery of the upper wall 19b.
9c. The case 19 includes the first and second rotary electric components D1 and D2 and the push switch 15.
When the case 19 is mounted, a part of the operation portion 18a of the first and second operation members S1 and S2 protrudes outward from the hole 19a while the case 19 is mounted. The projection 18f is in contact with or close to the side wall 19c, and the second shafts 18d are in close proximity to each other, so that the first and second operating members S1 and S2 move in the axial direction G2. It is designed to suppress movement. Also, the second shaft 18 of the first and second operation members S1 and S2.
d are simultaneously supported by the upper wall 19b close to each other.

Next, the operation of the input device of the present invention having such a configuration will be described. First, the operation section 18a of the first operation member S1 protruding from the hole 19a is rotated by a finger.
Then, the first and second shafts 18c and 18d rotate, whereby the cord member 9 rotates together with the rotating body 8 via the non-circular portion 18e, and the tongue piece 9b as a code pattern
The contact piece 6 is slidably contacted to generate a pulse signal. In addition,
The pulse signal is set to be OFF when the engaging member 10 is engaged with the concave portion of the concave and convex portion 8d.

Next, when the operating portion 18a of the first operating member S1 is pressed in a direction B perpendicular to the axial direction G2, FIG.
As shown in the figure, the first operating member S1 performs a tilting operation with the second rotary body 18d side tilted by a predetermined angle A1 with the first rotary electric component D1 as a fulcrum, whereby the push button 17 is pressed.
Moves downward, and the push switch 15 is operated (contact O
N to OFF, or contact OFF to ON).

That is, the tilting operation of the first operation member S1 is as follows.
As shown in FIG. 2, by pressing the first operation member S1, first, the lower portion of the shaft portion 8a of the rotating body 8 comes into contact with the side surface of the insulating base 1 where the hole 3b is formed. The rotating body 8 starts to tilt with the contact portion T1 as a fulcrum, and at the same time, the outermost peripheral portion of the plate-shaped portion 9a of the cord member 9 contacts the insulating base 1, and the contact portion T2 of the cord member 9 and the shaft portion. The rotating body 8 tilts around two points of the contact portion T1 of the contact portion 8a as a fulcrum, and the operating member 18 is tilted with the tilting operation of the rotating body 8.
Performs a tilting operation together with the rotating body 8.

As a result, the rotating body 8 is moved to the first operating member S
1 and the mounting plate 1 of the rotating body 8
The portion on the second side moves more than the portion on the insulating base 1 side of the rotating body 8, but the large clearance K2 allows the rotating body 8 to tilt. Furthermore,
When the rotating body 8 is tilted, the code pattern (tongue piece 9b) extending in the axial direction G1 and the contact piece 6 arranged at right angles to the code pattern are in contact with each other. By merely moving the position downward, the contact state between the two can be reliably maintained. In addition, since the contact point between the contact piece 6 and the tongue piece 9b is provided close to the tilting center of the rotating body 8, the displacement of the tongue piece 9b at the portion where the contact piece 6 is in contact is small, and therefore unnecessary. Pulse signal is hardly generated.

Next, when the pressing of the first operating member S1 is released, the second shaft 18d is returned to the original state by the biased push button 17, and the first operating member S1 and the rotating body 8
Is returned to the original horizontal state, the push switch 15 also returns to the original state, and the contacts are switched. Also, at the time of tilting operation of the first operation member S1,
The second shaft body 18d is guided by a vertical groove (not shown) provided in the case 19 so that it can be accurately moved downward.

Next, rotation with respect to the second operation member S2,
The operation of the tilting operation is the same as the operation of the first operation member S1, and thus the description is omitted here, and the operation of the input device of the present invention is performed in this manner. It is.

When such an input device of the present invention is used in a portable electronic device, for example, the first operation member S1 can be used to operate up and down scrolling with the first electric component D1, and push switch. 15 to perform a decision operation, and the second operation member S2 to perform left and right scrolling with the second electric component D2 and perform a decision operation with the push switch 15 to perform multi-function operation. Things. In addition, such an operation is the first and the first.
Since the second operation members S1 and S2 are arranged on a straight line, one finger of one hand is applied to the first operation member S1, and the other finger is applied to the second operation member S2. In this state, each finger can be operated, and the operability is improved.

In the above-described embodiment, the tilting operation of the rotating body 8 has been described as performing the tilting operation using the insulating base 1 as a supporting member. However, the mounting plate 12 or another member is supported by the supporting member. May be used for

[0048]

According to the input device of the present invention, the first and second rotary electric components D1 and D2 are operated by the first and second operation members S1 and S2, respectively. It is possible to provide an input device suitable for use in a portable electronic device having many functions and requiring multiple functions. Also, the first and second
Since the operating members S1 and S2 are arranged in a straight line, the first operating member S1 is pressed with one finger of one hand and the second operating member S2 is pressed with the other finger. , Which can be operated with each finger, which provides good operability and good usability.

The first and second operation members S1, S2
Are respectively the operation unit 18a and the second shaft 1 provided on the opposite side of the operation unit 18a from the first shaft 28c.
8d, and since the second shaft body 18d is arranged close to each other, the first and second operation members S1 and S2 can be arranged at close positions, and not only the operability is improved, but also the case is improved. 19, the support is simple, and a compact and simple structure can be obtained.

A single push switch 15 is disposed below the second shaft body 18d so as to straddle both shaft bodies 18d, and the first push switch 15 is arranged in the first direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the operation members S1 and S2. , When the second operating members S1 and S2 are pressed, the first or second operating members S1 and S2 tilt and operate the push switches 15, respectively. Members S1, S2
It can provide a small, inexpensive product that can be shared with other companies.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of an input device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing the operation of the input device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an encoder main body according to the input device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the encoder main body according to the input device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a top view of an encoder main body according to the input device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the encoder main body according to the input device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of an encoder main body according to the input device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional side view of a main part of an encoder main body according to the input device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional front view of a main part of an encoder main body according to the input device of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the input device of the present invention, in which an insulating base of an encoder main body and a rotating body are combined.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a rotating body of an encoder main body according to the input device of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a rotary electric component according to the input device of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a side view of a rotary electric component according to the input device of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view of a rotary electric component according to the input device of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a partial cross-sectional front view of a conventional input device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Insulation base 2 Main base part 2a Depression 2b Convex part 2c Hook part 3 Side wall part 3a Flange part 3b Hole 3c Escape part 3d Upper wall part 3e Groove part 3f Hook part 3g Projection 4 Thin part 5 Sub base part 5a Convex part 6 Contact piece 6a Contact part 6b Terminal part 7 Common contact piece 7a Contact part 7b Terminal part 8 Rotating body 8a Shaft part 8b Holding part 8c End face 8d Uneven part 8e End face 8f Hole 9 Code member 9a Plate part (common pattern) 9b Tongue piece (code pattern) 10 Engaging member 10a Base 10b Engaging part 10c Hole 10d Side plate 10e Cut-and-raised part 10f Locking part 10g Upper side plate 10h Hole 10j Lower side plate 12 Mounting plate 12a Hole 12b Hole 12c Flat plate part 12d Arm part 12e hole 12f mounting portion 12g convex portion 12h cylindrical portion 13 hole 15 push switch 16 housing 17 push button S1 first operation Member S2 Second operation member 18a Operation portion 18b Side surface 18c First shaft 18d Second shaft 18e Non-circular portion 18f Convex portion 19 Case 19a Hole 19b Upper wall 19c Side wall E1 Encoder main body P1 Printed circuit board D Rotary type Electrical component D1 First rotary electrical component D2 Second rotary electrical component K1 Clearance K2 Clearance G1 Axial direction G2 Axial direction A1 Predetermined angle A2 Predetermined angle T1 Contact portion T2 Contact portion

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A first rotary electric component having a rotary body, and a first shaft fitted into a non-circular hole provided in the rotary body of the first rotary electrical component. And the first
A first operating member for operating the rotary electric component, a second rotary electric component having a rotary body, and a non-circular hole provided in the rotary body of the second rotary electrical component. A second operating member for operating the second rotary electrical component, the first and second operating members being arranged at linear positions. An input device, characterized in that: 2. The first and second operation members each include an operation section and a second shaft body provided on the opposite side of the operation section from the first shaft body. The input device according to claim 1, wherein the second shafts are arranged close to each other. 3. A push switch is disposed below the second shaft so as to straddle the two shafts, and the push switch is disposed in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the operating member. 2
The input device according to claim 2, wherein when the operation member is pressed, the first or second operation member tilts to operate each of the push switches.